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n. & a. See Estuary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aestuosus, fr. aestus fire, glow. ] Glowing; agitated, as with heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ Gr. &unr_; a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with &unr_; holy, chaste. ] (Bot.) A species of Vitex (Vitex agnus castus); the chaste tree. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Angostura, in Venezuela. ] A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or Galipea officinalis). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines, liqueurs and bitters. U. S. Disp. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

See Angostura bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Aposteme. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pref. archi + blastula. ] (Biol.) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a cœloblastula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Dim. fr. arista. ] (Bot.) Having a short beard or awn. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. &unr_; (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; 'a priv. + &unr_; to extinguish. ] (Min.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and cloth which are incombustible. The cloth was formerly used as a shroud for dead bodies, and has been recommended for firemen's clothes. Asbestus in also employed in the manufacture of iron safes, for fireproof roofing, and for lampwicks. Some varieties are called amianthus. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. astucieux. See Astute. ] Subtle; cunning; astute. [ R. ] Sir W. Scott. -- As*tu"cious*ly, adv. [R.] [1913 Webster]

n. [ See Astucious. ] Craftiness; astuteness. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Astony, Stun. ] To stun. [ Obs. ] “Breathless and astunned.” Somerville. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain. -- n. A native of Asturias. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. acute. ] Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty. [ 1913 Webster ]

As*tute"ly, adv. -- As*tute"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. & p. p. Bestick. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bestudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestudding. ] To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., dim. of Gr. blasto`s a sprout. ] (Biol.) That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the morula become more defined and form the blastoderm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) Same as Blastula. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree (Cassia fistula) having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; it grows in tropical Asia, Central and South America, and Australia.
Syn. -- golden shower tree, drumstick tree, purging cassia, pudding pipe tree, canafistola. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖or ‖ } pron. [ Norm. F. ] (Law) He; the one. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cestuy que trust ety>[ norm. F. ], a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. Wharton. --
Cestuy que use ety>[ Norm. F. ], a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caestus, and cestus. ] (Antiq.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cestus girdle, Gr. &unr_;, lit., stitched, embroidered. ] 1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A scientific study of children, undertaken for the purpose of discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind from birth to manhood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a genus of small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and northern Africa.
Syn. -- genus Cistus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. compositura, -postura, a joining. ] Manure; compost. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Construprated; p. p. & vb. n. Constuprating. ] [ L. constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con- + stuprare to ravish, stuprum rape. ] To ravish; to debauch. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See Custom, and cf. Consuetude. ] 1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described. [ 1913 Webster ]

I began last night to read Walter Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel . . . .I was extremely delighted with the poetical beauty of some parts . . . .The costume, too, is admirable. Sir J. Mackintosh. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an annual herb (Saussurea costus) of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs.
Syn. -- Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. See Customary. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To pasture; to feed; to graze; also, to use for pasture. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Cattle, to graze and departure in his grounds. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

A right to cut wood upon or departure land. Washburn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Digestion. [ Obs. ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Something which excites distaste or disgust. [ Obs. ] Speed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To put out of tune. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disturbed p. pr. & vb. n. Disturbing. ] [ OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See Turbid. ] 1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest. [ 1913 Webster ]

Preparing to disturb
With all-cofounding war the realms above. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb authority. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And disturb
His inmost counsels from their destined aim. Milton.

Syn. -- To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Disturbance. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. destorbance. ] 1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult. [ 1913 Webster ]

The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub; disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation; perturbation; annoyance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. disturbatio. ] Act of disturbing; disturbance. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. destorbeor. ] 1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler. [ 1913 Webster ]

A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and an author of dissension. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) One who interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his right. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. destourner, F. détourner. See Detour. ] To turn aside. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Divestiture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an angry dispute.
Syn. -- quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A material used for dyeing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A dim. fr. endo- + Gr. &unr_; to mold. ] (Biol.) See Nucleolus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. aestuans, p. pr. of aestuare. See Estuate. ] Heat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an estuary; estuary. [ 1913 Webster ]